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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-3727668

The Sayre Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Smithville, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $70,228 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $70,228

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,177
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,451
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $20,000
  2. The Village NetworkWooster, OH

    Behavioral health

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Relief and benevolence funding

    $8,800
  4. Individual

    Relief and benevolence funding

    $8,300
  5. Richland Pregnancy ServicesMansfield, OH

    Pregnancy care

    $5,500
  6. Power CrossStatesville, NC

    Discipleship and training

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Discipleship and training

    $3,750
  8. Sacred GroundMount Eaton, OH

    Discipleship and training

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Relief and benevolence funding

    $1,965
  10. Individual

    Discipleship and training

    $1,500
  11. Individual

    [individual] AND BENEVOLENCE FUNDING

    $1,000
  12. University of AkronAkron, OH

    Discipleship and training

    $663
  13. Individual

    Relief and benevolence funding

    $500
  14. Hagee MinistriesSan Antonio, TX

    Evangelism

    $250
  15. Jesse Duplantis MinistriesDestrehan, LA

    Evangelism

    $250
  16. Individual

    Evangelism

    $250
  17. Andrew Wommack MinistriesWoodland Park, CO

    Evangelism

    $250
  18. Awakening MinistriesTexarkana, TX

    Evangelism

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00058% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $5,25030% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio4 grants $18,163
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. Texas2 grants $500
  4. Colorado1 grant $250
  5. Louisiana1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Brian E SayrePRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Susan E SayreVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Amber M SayreSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • James J FinchTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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